With the White Marlin Open right around the corner, there is one fish on everyone’s mind, and it is not white marlin. No, the spiritus mundi in Ocean City will be tuna. Tuna is the quintessence of the WMO. As many of us remember, smoked marlin was a treat in the early 1980s, but it… Read more »
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Three martial arts taught at new Berlin school
BERLIN — Teaching three separate forms of martial arts, Infinity Martial Arts, a training school that opened last month off Route 113, is headed by instructors who can offer an experience like no other in the area: the opportunity to compete in international tournaments. The owners, brothers Tim and Mike Otwell, come from a family… Read more »
National Night Out community event planned for Berlin
BERLIN – Berlin will join approximately 15,000 communities in all 50 states in an effort for residents to interact with local police in a positive atmosphere during National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 7. From 4-7 p.m., the public is invited to join the Berlin Police Department, other town officials and local businesses at Dr…. Read more »
Ocean Pines part of World's Largest Golf Outing
OCEAN PINES – The Ocean Pines Golf & Country Club will join more than 100 golf courses around the country in attempt to break a world record at the World’s Largest Golf Outing on Monday, Aug. 13. As many as 20 teams of up to four golfers can register for the golf tournament, where proceeds… Read more »
Minor sidewalk and road repairs planned for Berlin
BERLIN — A series of minor road and sidewalk upgrades will be performed by the end of September, according to a report given by Berlin Public Works Director Michael Gibbons at Monday’s Berlin Town Hall Mayor and Council Meeting. “We have identified these areas as the worst,” said Gibbons, who identified North Main and Flower… Read more »
John A. Mason
BERMUDA — John Alfred Mason, 75, died Sunday, July 29, 2012, at the home of his son in Berlin. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Alfred Mason and Evelyn Pentz Mason. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lydia Smith Mason. Mr. Mason is survived by his sons, Robert J…. Read more »
Harriet Freda Husman
OCEAN PINES — Harriet Freda Husman, 90, died Friday, July 27, 2012, at Catered Living in Ocean Pines. Born in Champagne, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Ambia Harold Pirtle and Lydia Gault Pirtle. She is survived by her son, Fred Husman and his wife, Nancy, of Ocean Pines; three grandchildren, Matthew Husman… Read more »
Taylor A. Lewis
WILLARDS — Taylor Alexis Lewis, 12, died Thursday, July 26, 2012. Born in Salisbury, she was the daughter of Edward Ruben Lewis and Abbi Lee Lewis. She is survived by her brother, Martin Douglas Lewis of Willards; her paternal grandparents, Doug and Carol Lewis of Ironshire; and maternal grandmother, Dorothy Schuman of Berlin. Also surviving… Read more »
Robert A. 'Bob' Fletcher
CHARLOTTE HALL, Md. — Robert A. “Bob” Fletcher, 91, of Charlotte Hall, Md., and formerly of Ocean City and Congress Heights, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at the Charlotte Hall Veterans Center in Charlotte Hall. He was the beloved husband of the late Anna Lee Fletcher, to whom he was married 41 years, and… Read more »
Week-long Berlin peach extravaganza
BERLIN – The lawn of the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum on North Main Street will be loaded with peaches, peaches and more peaches on Saturday, Aug. 4, during the Berlin Peach Festival. In recognition of Berlin’s past as a prominent peach grower and distributor, the fourth annual event will bring thousands to participate in… Read more »